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"WITHOUT MUSIC, life would be a mistake." -- Friedrich Nietzsche ON DECEMBER 12, the one and only Queen of Soul, Miss Aretha Franklin, will receive the first-ever "Icon Award" at the Billboard Women in Music Awards, happening at Cipriani Wall Street. Taylor Swift will accept Woman of the Year, Ariana Grande for Rising Star, Paramore's Hayley Williams is to be recognized as a Trailblazer and Idina Menzel as Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Did I miss something -- didn't the fabulous Ms. Menzel "break through" ages ago? Anyway, the night's gonna be All About Aretha, so I hope the rest of the ladies grasp that concept. When Miss Franklin enters...

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